Norman Rexford
Looking southeast from Ann St over Stony Creek (8-10-1917)
Stony Creek in foreground, while beyond and to the left (south) of the Creek is a remnant of the Calumet Feeder Canal, which diverted water from the Little Calumet River to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, helping maintain the necessary water level for the I&M.
The Little Calumet was dammed at approximately present-day Aulwurm Drive in Blue Island (site of "Blue Bridge" in Calumet Township) and ran nearly parallel to Stony Creek through parts of Blue Island. Terminating north of Lemont, water from the Little Calumet was turned into the feeder on June 12, 1849. The feeder was used for canal traffic for nearly 20 years.
Flooding from the feeder caused problems upstream, particularly in Indiana. On March 27, 1874 the State of Illinois ordered the dam removed.
Looking southeast from Ann St over Stony Creek (8-10-1917)
Stony Creek in foreground, while beyond and to the left (south) of the Creek is a remnant of the Calumet Feeder Canal, which diverted water from the Little Calumet River to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, helping maintain the necessary water level for the I&M.
The Little Calumet was dammed at approximately present-day Aulwurm Drive in Blue Island (site of "Blue Bridge" in Calumet Township) and ran nearly parallel to Stony Creek through parts of Blue Island. Terminating north of Lemont, water from the Little Calumet was turned into the feeder on June 12, 1849. The feeder was used for canal traffic for nearly 20 years.
Flooding from the feeder caused problems upstream, particularly in Indiana. On March 27, 1874 the State of Illinois ordered the dam removed.